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Fair Week

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Fair Week
Carmen Phillips in the film
Directed byRob Wagner
Screenplay byThomas J. Geraghty
Story byWalter Woods
Produced byJesse L. Lasky
Adolph Zukor
StarringWalter Hiers
Constance Wilson
Carmen Phillips
J. Farrell MacDonald
Bobbie Mack
Mary Jane Irving
CinematographyBert Baldridge
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • March 16, 1924 (1924-03-16)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Fair Week is a 1924 American silent comedy film directed by Rob Wagner and written by Thomas J. Geraghty and Walter Woods. The film stars Walter Hiers, Constance Wilson, Carmen Phillips, J. Farrell MacDonald, Bobbie Mack, and Mary Jane Irving. The film was released on March 16, 1924, by Paramount Pictures.[1][2]

Plot

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As described in a film magazine review,[3] Slim Swasey of Rome, Missouri, is the guardian of Tinkle, a six year old girl deserted by some member of a traveling show. During Fair Week balloonist Madame Le Grande arrives. Isadore Kelly and 'Sure Thing' Sherman are crooks and plan to rob the town bank. When the balloon ascends in a sudden flight, Tinkle is its only passenger, but Slim rushes to the rescue with some acrobatic stunts. Later, Slim foils the scheme of the crooks and wins the affections of Ollie Remus, the young woman that he loves. Madame Le Grande turns out to be Tinkle's mother.

Cast

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Constance Wilson was the sister of actress Lois Wilson.

Preservation

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A print of Fair Week survives in the Gosfilmofond archive.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Hans J. Wollstein (2015). "Fair-Week - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on February 3, 2015. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
  2. ^ "Fair Week". afi.com. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
  3. ^ Pardy, George T. (March 22, 1924). "Box Office Reviews: Fair Week". Exhibitors Trade Review. New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 26. Retrieved October 11, 2022. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ^ The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Fair Week
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